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Feb 27, 2022, 38 tweets

Thread for today on the #Russian invasion of #Ukraine

Earlier this morning the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of #Ukraine said shells impacted a nuclear waste facility near Kyiv.

According to a preliminary assessment there are no radioactive threat at the moment.
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An oil depot in Vasilkyv has been hit during the night and is on fire. Kyiv authorities ask that people keep their window tightly shut

Meanwhile, the State Emergency Service of #Ukraine reported that a woman killed in Kharkiv after shells hit a residential building.

There were many unverified video of massive MLRS launches at Kharkiv, a city that's been resisting since day 1.
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Mayor of Mykolaiv reports on the situation in the city, which has been attacked several times over the past day and a half: Restless night, but the city has not fallen and remains under Ukrainian control.

Deputy head of #Kyiv City State Admin Mykola Povoroznyk, gives an update on situation in the city:

"The situation in Kyiv is calm, the capital is completely controlled by the Ukrainian army. There were several clashes with sabotage groups at night, "

Russian forces are entering Kharkiv - not the first time they try. #Ukraine

Video from Kharkiv, military truck burning

Russian soldiers in Kharkiv

Infantry taking cover behind Tigr jeep in #Kharkiv

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Ukrainian chief of staff claims that it shot down a cruise missile launched at Kyiv from the territory of Belarus, by a Tu-22 bomber #Ukraine
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Another video of Russian forces from #Kharkiv

Lots of reports of clashes, Russian troops moving in Bucha, near #Kyiv. Working to confirm some of the videos

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Building hit by shells in Bucha near #Kyiv

Explosion in Troyeschina near Kyiv, earlier this morning #Ukraine

Video showing area of Vasylkiv aviation college south of #Kyiv. Building destroyed, likely in previous clashes in the city (yesterday)

Geolocation:
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Heavy clashes ongoing in Hostomel area near Kyiv #Ukraine

Weapons/ammo looted from Russian soldiers in Kharkiv #Ukraine

Self-propelled artillery (Gvozdika - Ukrainian I think) destroyed in Mykolaiv in southern #Ukraine

Geolocation:
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VSS in Kharkiv

GRAPHIC: Aftermath of clashes in Irpin near #Kyiv earlier today. Russian offensive said to have been repelled for now

Russian forces in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region #Ukraine

From Kupyansk (likely same vehicle) #Ukraine

Second video of Kupyansk located here (via @gfusfus)
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Aftermath of the fighting in Bucha northwest of #Kyiv ⬇️

Same area (likely the street on the other side of the main building we see in the first video) few hours before (video via @SimNasr)

Ukrainian military claims to have destroyed a column of Russian tanks near Pryluki, in the Chernihiv region
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Russian forces near the village of Termakhivka north of Kyiv #Ukraine

Geolocation
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Air defenses activating in Odessa earlier tonight #Ukraine

Earlier today, a missile strike destroyed the historic cinema building - classified as an architectural monument - in Chernihiv, northeastern #Ukraine

Looking at the extensive damage/blast radius, this was not a grad rocket, but a larger ballistic missile - perhaps an Iskander.

This is the building that was destroyed (viewed from the other side in the video).

Geolocation:
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I have checked, there are no clear military target nearby, in a range that would match the accuracy of a ballistic missile (provided I am correct that it was one). This is, however, the heart of the city. A city that has so far been able to fend off Russian attacks

For me it is clear that the goal here was to "punish" the city. #Russia #Ukraine

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